Over the years, professional athletes have prioritized finding a career when their playing days are over. From coaching to front office positions, finding a job to transition provides a new lane for financial possibilities.
Current Buffalo Bill and long-time Denver Broncos cornerstone Von Miller still has some years left to produce at a high level, but that hasn’t stopped him from thinking about his post-playing career.
Miller has expressed his desire to become an NFL general manager numerous times in the past, and he shadowed Bills GM Brandon Bean at the combine earlier this offseason.
Speaking with KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis on March 2, Miller discussed why becoming a general manager is his go-to career when he retires.
“This is what I want to do,” Miller told Klis. “I wanted to do this one time before in college when I took my poultry science class and I sat in that class and said If I don’t make it in the NFL and it doesn’t work out, this is what I want to do.”
Miller attributed his track record for playing for great teams, which can help him create a great team when moving to the front office.
“So this is my second time really feeling like that,” Miller said. “It’s what I want to do. I don’t have any experience. I know what a great football team looks like. I know what a winning football team looks like. A great staff, great equipment guys, great athletic trainers. I know what that looks like, I know what it takes to build those teams but that’s it.”
Whether Miller spends the next few years on a football field or in a front office, there’s no doubt Miller will have a role with an NFL franchise for the foreseeable future.
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